Fishing device



y 1953 M. J. DERKOVITZ 2,638,696

FISHING DEVICE Filed Dec. 13, 1949 I/WENTOR Mart/n J Der/ ov/Zz Patented May 19, 1 953 ermine 1 PATENT OFFICE mIsHING DEVJQE qM t nl- 'D-fik L n astet iApplieationinecember 13, 1949,*Serial No.132g639 This invention relates ito fishing devices and particularly ito ;a nine molding adevi ce wlgiieh useful 1 in still l'fishing.

rh'ere have been:pronoseminrthemrinmantzfish line hold-ing' devices memuing aerod element, 01' a similar-element 'Ifor suspending a ifish :Line in water and meansdor supporting the roii isuch manner that, when @a 'fish #Strikes, 'the wed meved= to 'draw -the line away from the fishg the objecbbeing to more firriily seat the hoek in the mouth of the The tpresent inve-ntionfprovidesadevice ofthisgeneraliclass; bl'lflofle which operates in 1a "novel *manner'en'dovercomes defects uniformly present in "prior "art proposals along this line. The :present' invention further the line isusp'ended thereby to move freely-up and down within 1 those limit's. Means "are 5 further provided so thatwheni by reason of 7 astfikey'the rod "is pivotewbeyoiid thepredetermined permissive rangepaxi impact el'em'ent impinges aga-in-st a i'min'edpull isiexentedsonwthe 1me;a sp'ringds re 5 leased to move-ithe line 1m aidirec'tion from thezfish. @Inthese devicesofitheiprionart the mod element :has': beenrsin atheatorxmnh a; fixed;+ lapping latched element. is iaetomialnnez.has.;gneat1y reduced the efiicacy of these proposals. e e Eurther, sincen thenpmeehaaicah unlatehinanomthe: devices of the ,prio smiles deem arranged missus. spring in motion 0 jsimultaneonslyamaveuthaimdmthe, action has ;-been decking inxsuffieientutabrnptness Te epei aten effectively. ewhe ,actionm esp'ring acting: upon the-izeleased rod-iistsuhiee tainertia.

forces whicheause ittoaster-rtlow-l y t tufirst ewen though titsarate of:acceleration be .xapid. 1 The timingnofa an ioperation 'ofiatheakiindiheraunder considerationiis soiemtica tthat; thespving latehed rods of pri01 -*--p1 0; 10sa1s:whave rrot operated with suificient efiectiveness to'gain prae-tieal use.

lli 'the device of the -present iii-ventionwtwdof the important consideEations are, first, m ngl ed .ne ementii fre and un str cted i piv- QtaIm Yemen imii it he abeen mqved nq norme lfne ar 19 movemen an a lm tamie n l t onzthei ine, and se on y tha hen a subant a 'pull on th ili e brin si red Q Q it nermaltfreesra l 9 piv0tal mqv esn an; ig pae el men isi al asedaw i hmwe t w' dth n e me mee 1 w a nt a i tie m k dim llmfii nttdmtfiin to eve wme t tar ins: inertia, so "that its-strikes t q od w t a 1'ateh. mechanism and with i the mod I freely pivot-' ing'. s lt-ads: only-when the z'fishemakes a definite move ato :depart tor imakes-oif ,Withjthe bait, to as 1 is customary, but =Jaezfctre he is forewarned or made wary by undue resistance in the. -1i ne,- that the latch-edeVioe is meleased, torstrike sharplygagainst the roclian'diseat the hook. a Aifuitthenadvantage of the device "of themesent inventionaxesidesiiri theiact thatthe rod and its supporting-means may. be readily disassembled ion-convenient-paeking and handling; both in initial;fpaokingaandadistribution andin subsequent actual use"and-transportation by fishermen, without in amy, way efiecting or requiring disasse b' yt ,1d reassemb p jih e xine a 1ath...meh .i m e umot men @fth rod lementelse-permit i 0] be pe eie ba aneedi to; su yi e, icen tionsn ithe y th use 0ft counterbalanqin we h b "sh n v the effeetiyeileyer aynyoffiheline by shifting its,

pointtp ;-e! ement aithQ- QAH PQIQQ 6 th rod, as will presently appear.

t (Eth -objects the-:mant presentgmventm 11 thismart. Itcdsovtoeebeuunderstood that various modifications; may the 3 made without; departing fromaihe: spirit and scope. ofi the: invention, a which ted ori-1y as define enti le-appended .elai'ms.

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nates generally a holder element which is pref- I erably shaped to provide a convenient hand gripping formation about its intermediate'pcrtion. A pivoted rod or fish line suspending element is designated generally I I and is pivoted at an intermediate point to the upper end of holder.

ID as at I2, the upper end of holder II! being bifurcated as at I3 to receive the pivot portion'of rod II and for other purposes, as will presently appear.

The inner end of-rod I I may be provided with a line winding formation I4 as shown in Fig. 1, the fish line therefrom extending outwardly and being supported in a clip I5 which is frictionally slidable along outer end portion I6 of rod element II. A spring clip portion I! of clip I5 serves both to frictionally retain clip I5 in adjusted position along the portion I6 of rod II and also retains the fish line as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to thus determine the eifective lever arm of the free portion of the line with respect to pivot I2.

The generally vertical holder in is provided with a longitudinal bore 20, which receives an impact pin 2|, the pin 2| being normally urged upwardly by a coil spring '22 in the bottom of bore 20. Holder I0 is slotted as at 23, and a pin 24 fixed in impact pin 2I limits end-wise movement of impact pin ZI and prevents its displace ment from. bore 20.. r

A latch element 21 is disposed in bifurcation I3 and is pivoted as at. 28. Latch element 21 has a latching formation 29 and a cam formation 30. The latch element is normally urged to latching position as illustrated in Fig. 2 by a coil spring 31, which, is located in a recess 32 formed in holder III. mation 34', which extends downwardly in the .region of pivot I2.

It will be noted from the foregoing that rod II is perfectly free to oscillate about pivot I2 without restriction until its cam formation 34 meets the cam formation portion 30 of latch ele.

ment 21. Even after such engagement and during continued counterclockwise rotation of rod I I the camming action, is gradual and gentle'and imposes little restraint;v upon rod element II until camming has proceeded to "a point where latch formation 29 is released from a shoulder 35 formed in the upper portion of impact pin 2|. At this point spring 22, forces impact pin 2I quickly upwardly and, by the time the upper end of the impact pin reaches the under side of rod II, the pin is moving at a rapid rate so that it strikes against rod II and results in a quick yank on the line without forewarning of any kind to the- The dot and dash line illustration in Fig. 2 shows by way of example the approximate downward position which rod element II will reach before impact pin 2| is released, and it willbe noted that impact pin 2| has very substantial upward movement under the impetus of spring 22 from its full line position to a point where it.

reaches the dot and dash line position of ro d ele- Rod II is provided with a cam for.

4 ment II. The impact pin thus has time and distance for attaining a very substantial degree of acceleration before it actually strikes rod element II.

Pivot I2 is readily removable and may be merely retained by a cotter pin or the like to facilitate removal of the pivot to disassemble rod element I I from holder I0 without in any way interfering with the latching and impa ct mechanism. The bottom end of holder I 0' maybe recessed as shown in Fig. 2 so that the holder may be pivotally supported upon a stake 38 driven into ice or ground, or the holder or stake 38 may be supported on the edge of a boat or in any other desired manner.

What is claimed is: 1. In a fishing, device, a holder, a rod element I pivoted thereto at an intermediate point, said rod element having outer and inner end portions and a cam formation fixed for joint pivotal movement with said rod element, an impact element movably supported by said holder and having a portion directed toward the outer portion of the rod element, a spring urging said impact element toward said outer rod portion, and latch means rod element and cam formation, said latch means having a portion in the path of pivotalmovement of said cam formation wherebysaid cam formation engages the latchelement upon predetermined downward movement of said outer rod portion to release the latch means and free said impact element for upward impingement against said outer rod portion under the impetus of'said spring. a

2. In a fishing device, a holder, a rod element pivoted thereto for free oscillating movement in a generally vertical plane, said rod element having an outwardly projecting portion and a cam formation fixed for joint pivotal movement with said rod element, an impact element movably supported by said holder and having a, portion directed toward the outwardly projecting portion of therod element, a spring urging said impact element toward said outwardly projecting rod portion and latch means engageable to restrainthe impact element with the spring in stressed condition, said cam formation being normally out of contact with the latch means to permit free pivotal movement of the rod element and cam formation, said latch means having a portion in the path-of pivotal movement of said cam formation whereby said cam formation engages the latch portionupon predetermined downward movement of said outwardly projecting rod portion to release the latch and free said impact element for upward impingement against said outwardly projectingrod portion under the impetus of said spring.

3. In a fishing, device, a holder, a rod element pivoted thereto at an intermediate point, said rod element having outer and inner end portions and a cam formation fixed for joint pivotal movement with said rod element, an impact element movably supported by said holder and having a portion directed toward the outer portion of the rod element, a spring urging said impact element toward said outer rod portion, and latch means engageable to restrain the impact element with the spring in stressed condition, said cam formation beingnormally out of. contact with,

: thelatch means topermit free.,pivotal movement of the rod element and cam formation, said latch means having a portion in the path of pivotal movement of said cam formation whereby said cam formation engages the latch element upon predetermined downward movement of said outer rod portion to release the latch means and free said impact element for upward impingement against said outer rod portion under the impetus of said spring, and a line suspension device adjustable along said outer rod portion to vary the lever arm of said outer rod portion with respect to its pivotal connection to said holder and thus vary the effective force of the cam formation on the latch element in response to a given pull on the line.

MARTIN J. DERKOVITZ.

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